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There is a constant tension between consumer appeal and artistic integrity. Artistic integrity is being true to the artist's vision regardless of other's preferences. Consumer appeal requires others to enjoy the work regardless of hoiw the artist feels about it.

Artisitc integrity is easy when the artist properly articulates a vision that others respond favourably towards and delivers a product that matches that vision.

It is hard to maintain when the product presented fails to meet the standard of the audience expected to comsume the product. At that point the artist is presented with a choice: maintain the product in the form delivered and weather the disappointment of the audience -- accepting the loss of patronage and popular reputation -- or adjust the product to more closely match the expectations of the consumers to which it has been presented.

The artist's first question should be "Does the product adequately meet my vision?". Only the project team has this answer.

His second question should be "Did I err by not properly conveying my vision? Did my audience expect something else?". I would suggest that there does appear to be a disconnect. The message conveyed prior to the unveiling gave at least part of the audience a different impression on their role in the ending and seemed to paint a picture almost but not quite the opposite of the ending that was delivered. Especially telling is the not bespoke A, B, or C choice ending quote that is floating around.

His last question should be "Is a compromise sufficiently valuable to me? Do I want this work to appear as it is or do I want commercial success/continued patronage?" Only Bioware can answer this.

How the artist should respond depends on the answers to those questions. Personally, I do not believe more clarification of the ending will adequately repair the disconnect between audience expectations (developed both from pre-release statements and prior art in ME1-2) and delivered product.